Discover Pirdop in Bulgaria
Pirdop in the region of Sofiya with its 8,136 habitants is a town located in Bulgaria - some 44 mi or ( 70 km ) East of Sofia , the country's capital .
Local time in Pirdop is now 08:36 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Timişoara, Bucharest, Yamna, Vratsa, and Sofia. When in this area, you might want to check out Timişoara . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pirdop ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pirdop
Pirdop is a town located in South-West Bulgaria of Sofia Province in the southeastern part of the Zlatitsa - Pirdop Valley at 670 m above sea level. It is surrounded by the Balkan Range (also known as the Stara Planina) to the north, Sredna Gora Mountain to the south, and Koznitsa and Galabets saddles to the east and west, respectively. The town has a population of 8,040.
Located at 42.70 24.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Pirdop copper smelter and refinery
Pirdop copper smelter and refinery is the biggest facility for smelting and refining of copper in South-Eastern Europe. The factory is situated between the towns of Pirdop and Zlatitsa in the Sofia Province, western Bulgaria. The plant, which was founded in 1958, had an initial annual capacity of 160,000 tons, which has been expanded to 340,000 tons at present. It's 2 metres taller than the Eiffel tower.
Located at 42.72 24.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Zlatitsa
Zlatitsa is a town in southern Bulgaria located in the Zlatitsa-Pirdop valley, between Stara Planina to the north and Sredna Gora to the south at 680 meters above the sea level. It is situated immediately south in the lap of the Zlatitsa -Teteven Mountain. Zlatitsa is situated 75 km east of Sofia, 27 km south of Etropole, 32 km north of Panagiurishte, 2 km west of Pirdop and 32 km northwest of Koprivshtitsa. The population is 5,286.
Located at 42.72 24.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Elenska Basilica
The Elenska Basilica or Elensko Basilica (Bulgarian: Еленска базилика, Elenska bazilika) is a large partially preserved late Roman Christian basilica in west central Bulgaria. Dating to the 5th–6th century AD, it lies 5 to 6 kilometres (to mi) northeast of Pirdop and 3 kilometres from Anton, on the right bank of the Elenska (or Elensko) River (Еленска река, Elenska reka).
Located at 42.73 24.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Anton Municipality
Anton Municipality is located in Sofia Province, Bulgaria. The administrative centre is in Anton, Bulgaria
Located at 42.74 24.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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